Production System - Industrial Engineering & VPS - Placement Year

BMW Group; Oxford; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer is offering a 12-month internship in Industrial Engineering at their Oxford plant. Interns will support engineering tasks, collaborate with teams to improve productivity, and receive a competitive salary of £25,250 per year. Ideal candidates will be returning students with skills in IT and analytics.

Benefits

26 days holiday per annum

Attractive pension scheme

Subsidised on-site restaurant

Qualifications

• Skills in IT, Innovation & Data Analytics.
• Understanding of the measurement of time by means of the recognized tool/process.
• Development of collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Industrial Engineering & VPS tasks.
• Measure work content time in collaboration with engineers.
• Contribute to VPS and cost-saving activities.

Skills

IT skills

Innovation & Data Analytics

Collaboration skills

Understanding of time measurement

Experience in Production

Job description

KNOWING WHAT, WHERE, HOW, WHEN AND WHY REQUIRES REAL TALENT. NOT JUST CURIOSITY.

SHARE YOUR PASSION.

Intelligent ideas come off the production line non-stop when you have intelligent logistics concepts in place. Long before our premium vehicles reach the road, the delivery of materials from all over the world needs to be set into motion. With expertise and experience, with vision and commitment, with creative solutions and pleasure in effective collaboration. Share your enthusiasm for putting ideas into practice.

We believe in creating an environment where our placement students really can learn and develop during their time with us and where they are given their areas of responsibilities from the start. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your ideas to the table and allowing you to really show what you can do.

Plant Oxford is the birthplace and heart of MINI production. Manufactured to individual customer specifications, hundreds of MINIs leave the plant’s assembly lines each day, off to meet new owners in more than 110 countries around the world. Three UK plants have a part to play in MINI production – Plant Hams Hall makes engines, Plant Swindon produces body pressings and sub‑assemblies for MINI, and all this comes together at Plant Oxford with body shell production, paint and final.

MINI Plant Oxford – Production System – Industrial Engineering & VPS Internship – 13‑Month Placement (July 2026)

What awaits you?

• The intern will be responsible for supporting of Industrial Engineering & VPS tasks.
• The intern will be supporting the measuring of time required to perform the work content throughout the Assembly building, this will be in collaboration with our full‑time industrial engineers and the PSP organisation. Idea generation to improve of the data capture and reporting of the monthly planning state (plan analysis, planzeit & out of balance), this will enable project planning, targeting and strategic planning within technology in corporation with central and local planning teams.
• Contribution to VPS and cost saving activities both internally & externally to our department, and an active involvement to enable effective 5S, process confirmation and Gemba on the shop floor.
• The intern will build the link between PSP/IE and cost budget achievement by supporting the production steering specialist with labour planning activities and transparency with new systems (HePP & AWP).
• The aim is to find the opportunities to improve productivity and overall efficiency with reduced production waste/costs and identify and support future state improvements.
• Task duration 12 months with presentation at end of placement on delivery, learning and future opportunities found throughout the time.

What should you bring along?

• Skills in IT, Innovation & Data Analytics and Engineering and/or Business Management
• Understanding of the measurement of time is by means of the BMW recognised tool / process.
• Development of collaboration skills and how to utilise the expertise of the cross functional teams.
• How to use time analysis and evaluations to guide and steer the technology towards targets.
• How to create update the reporting & data visualisations & analytics of our metrics for business decisions.
• Production experience during of placement.

Why choose us?

• Great Pay –A competitive annual salary of£25,250, 26 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance – Contracted working hours are37 hours a week.
• Exciting Additional Benefits –You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on‑site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

What do you need to do now?

If you apply, the next stages of the recruiting process include online testing, an in‑person assessment centre and then a virtual interview with the hiring manager.

Please note:

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.

Closing date for applications:

Sunday 30th November 2025

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